Job Description - Group Financial Accountant

Financial
Operations Skill Set and Experience

(Monthly
/ Daily Financial Management Tasks and Reporting to Financial Director and
CEO).

  • Monthly management accounts pack for all entities of the
    group, Including the following document printed out for management approval,
    Trial Balance, age analysis Debtors, age analysis Creditors, Paye Schedule and Recon,
    Vat 201 Report and Recon, Statement of Account SARS all reconciled and
    balancing due around 27th of each month.

  • Capture all invoices, debtors, and creditors onto Sage,
    and reconcile. Debtors and Creditors to balance with Month end Statements of
    Creditor and Debtor Account.

  • Prepare all data captured to trial and to balance
    Monthly.

  • Reconcile bank statements for all entities on pastel
    daily tasks.

  • Report to director’s minimum once a week with
    completed tasks

  • Calculate and reconciliation of sales and / or
    marketing team commission.

  • Create monthly budget for allocation of funds for all
    company expenses across all entities for director’s approval.

  • Assist with managing supplier contracts which include
    monitoring terms, notice periods, and keeping records of when cancellation
    notices must be sent out to avoid penalties or additional costs.

  • Assist in producing monthly wholesale report from Agility
    Platform and invoice all clients from the information extracted from the
    wholesale Report.

  • Assist in upgrading and downgrading of customers /
    subscribers from this process and deal with all queries that arise from this
    process.

Monthly SARS preparations and Submissions:
  • Monthly payroll and PAYE calculations, recons and submissions
    on e-filing. Month end balance to SARS statement of account.

  • PAYE registrations for new staff employed as and when
    required.

  • Monthly VAT 201 to be submitted to Directors to
    approve with excel breakdown. If SARS Audit is required, all information for
    SARS audit is required and to be prepared for director’s approval.Assistance in obtaining Tax Clearance Certificate,
    yearly or as and when required.

  • IRP 5 Submissions to be completed and submitted
    annually.

  • EMP501 mid-year and end of year to be submitted on
    SARS Eazi File Platform.

  • Deal with SARS and ensure all unallocated payments or
    queries are allocated and balance with internal Sage system.

Network
Asset Register

  • Capture all Network Assets on Sage system and invoice
    correct entities to bring these Assets onto the Company Balance sheet.

  • Calculate depreciation of Company Assets.
Client
and or Debtor Monthly Preparation and reconciliation.

  • Monthly invoicing to clients on Sage, with invoice
    packs

  • Prepare, and compile on bank system and load payments for
    (Debtor) for debit orders from the debit order collection platforms.

  • Reconcile payments that have been received to
    wholesale reports and individual statements and ensure they balance.

  • Those debit orders that are not successful, clients to
    be contacted and notice to be provided for cancellation of services / and or
    credit listing to be executed on Accountability platform without delay.

Financial Audit Skill set and Audit Pack Preparation
and Liaison with Company appointed Auditors 

  • Liaise with Company Auditors on the information
    required for audits and obtain task list from the Auditor and execute.

  • Prepare full Audit Pack once a year for all Entities.
  • Prepare all information, including year-end balance and
    Trial Balance, General Ledger to be reconciled and to balance all Journals.

  • Assist with VAT
    Recon, Balance and to SARS statement of Account.

  • PAYE to Balance to SARS statement of Account.
  • Preparation of Bank Statements for the year, to be
    sent to Auditor.

  • Creditor and Debtor recon to balance to zero.
Contractors
Payments, Rate Card and Reconciliation:

  • Prepare Monthly all Rate Cards with correct values according
    to bill of quantities and agreed rates for director approval.

  • Daily Task to reconcile Centricity Reports on excel for
    all contractors and ensure all work has been issued according to these
    Centricity numbers, and to follow up with Contractors on email or “WhatsApp”:
    to ensure that the flows are completed and ready for finance.

  • Reconcile Monthly Contractor Account with Store
    Manager on equipment / stock or tool hire issued. Any amount due to the company
    to be deducted before any payments are made, these tasks must be completed
    before the month end.

HR
and Employee Contracts:

  • Prepare and issue monthly pay slips on Sage payroll,
    and email to all employees.

  • Capture all approved leave requests during the month.
  • Issue yearly IRP 5 to all employees.
  • Prepare Annual leave recon at year end to prepare for
    final staff salary payments at year end.

  • Send all New staff employee form to be completed once
    new staff member is employed and save all this information on the company
    server.

  • Prepare internal lab our / staff / drivers wages and
    salaries including commission and incentives.


Requirements

  • Minimum Tertiary Degree or Diploma in Accounting.
  • Minimum Accredited with Financial Professional Body (SAIPA,
    SAICA)

  • Required Minimum - Fluent in Sage Accounting Software
    and or Sage One Accounting Software.

  • Required Minimum - Fluent in Sage Payroll Accounting
    Software.

  • Required Minimum - Fluent in Microsoft Excel,
    Software.

  • Required Minimum - Able to work on SARS E Filing
  • Required Minimum - Microsoft office 365 including
    Teams.

  • Working Experience Minimum 10 years.
  • Worked for Audit firm and understand requirements for Audit will be beneficial.
  • Strong excel and ability to reconcile accounts.
  • Strong communication skills will communicate with Auditors , Directors , Branch Managers , Store Managers.
  • Strong organisation skills , delicate work . We do have Junior Accountant that needs to be managed and delegation of responsibilities.
  • Will work with Asset registers and must understand depreciating assets.


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